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Three mini-games to help you get in the mood for the upcoming movie.

By Levi Buchanan

Earlier this year, Sorrent signed an exclusive agreement with Twentieth Century Fox to produce a string of games and content based on their upcoming movies. The first game to see release from that arrangement is Robots, a trifecta of simple mini-games based on the compute animated tale of robots with big dreams.

Robots is very much a kids' game. And while a piece of me was certainly hoping for something a little bigger, it makes sense for Sorrent to go after the core audience for the film. Parents and older siblings can download this game and then hand the phone over to the younger gamer to enjoy while waiting in the theater before the movie starts.

There are three mini-games in Robots. Completing each game earned you a piece for Rodney's ultimate invention, the Wonderbot. When you begin, you are looking out across the spectacular vista of Robot City. You must scan the horizon to locate your friends. Once they have been spotted, you can play their accompanying mini-game.

Fender's game is a dance dance repetition sort of affair. Think Simon and you're thinking right. Match the move patterns to win the Winner's Widget. Piper and Crank must collect oil as it drops through a system of tubes. Winning that game gets you the Champion Microchip. Finally, help Rodney catch dishes in the kitchen with his father. Complete this mini-game to get the Copper Bolt.

But once you invent the Wonderbot with all of these spare parts, the game is hardly over. Kids can keep replaying the mini-games over and over to best the scores and see how many levels they can plow through.

In addition to the game, Sorrent is also releasing content like wallpapers, to support the movie launch. We've got some screens from the game below, so check 'em out and then buy your tickets online.